Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-17
THE TEACHERS SCHOOL.

County superintendent southwelfs
Institute---The Daily Woris4Addi |
tions to Attendance.
The afternoon of Tuesday at the insti-
tute was devoted to the study of botany.
Mr.. E. T. Harper had charge of the two
classes. the beginners and the advanced
classes. The first class was instructed in
the parts of the flower as well as the
venation of the leaves. The advanced
class analysed several flowers of the order
of Crucifers. Mr.. Harper supplied the
classes with large variety of flowers
and plants to work on and from $50 p
m. until after A O'Clock about thirty
teachers labored with the floral element.
II WAS an interesting scene TO see them
with gloves. needles, tweezers. textbooks
and various other articles separating and
noting the parts of flowers. County Sup
erintendent Southwell was present and
in his genial way assisted as well as sup
piled those not supplied with instruments
to perform their work. Mr.. Harper re-
quested that the teachers gather as many
leaves and plants as they could obtain,
and press them fol future use; he would
supply them with proper material for
pressing
The roll call at the institute at $50 a.
On. this morning showed an absence of
forty-four teachers. Some came in
few minutes later. 1t is the desire of
County Superintendent southwell to have
the teachers present at proper time. A
few minutes were taken in registering
new rames. Mr.. Ray read the xii chaps
ter of Ecclesiastics followed by prayer
Mr.. Housed followed by instructing the
institute in rudiments of music, going
farther in the work than on the previous
day. MIR. Housed desires very prompt at.
tentiOn at all times and advises the teach
ers to always get the entire attention of
the school before instructing them in
music. County Superintendent South
well at this point suggested that it was a
good plan for the teachers not to speak
too rapidly and to speak so plainly that
you could be understood the first time.
Mr.. Rays instruction in the "Scence
of Education" was given under the head
of Attention The entire attention OF
the pupil is necessary-two things can
partially be done, with partial atten
ton at the same time. The rule given is
lone thing at q time" The effects of at,
tention are First, vididntss; second
duration of impression, The degree OF
attention depends first, upon the amour,
of nervous energy; second, upon the
strength of the stimulus, usually indcat,
ed by the pupils interest. Arouse atteu,
ton first, by pleasure in what is pretty
second, by pleasing and Off necessary
painful experiences, third, by cutivating
curiosity. The law of attention is: TIC
hold the attention, each day should
bring something new; but so related 10
what has preceded as not to be entirely
unfamiliar. The following question was
submitted to the class for consideration:
How may you test the growth of atten-
ton in your pupils!"
| MIR. McNeill's instruction in language
included encouraging the pupils to talk
by having them play plays which would
conform to school discipline, and have
the pupils talk about them, as well rs to
draw out expressions from pupils. The
class was also instructed in the way to
teach the singular and plural forms of a
noun.
The time of the zoology class was
changed from II a. m. to l 30 p. m, for
the purpose of giving the me mbers
an opportunity to receive the instruc-
ton in primary reading. The insti-
tute was instructed in methods of teach,
ing beginners in reading by the WORD
method as well as the alphabet meth
3D." that by teaching WORD meth
Od' we teach alphabet method.
The proper thing in reading to cause the
proper knowledge of the words contained
in the reading to be carried to the brair
through the organ of sight. This proper
knowledge is obtained by changing the
words in the sentence. A pupil in the
Second reader should speak 1876 world
per minute. In doing this he should b.
drilled to look ahead in reading.
Mr.. Ray then instructed the institute
in geography, drilling in directions o
points of a compass. The subject o
Moulding Board" was discussed with th,
statement of preparing moulding board
that to prepare one basis Of one inch tt
the 1 900 feet, and that to gain an ide
Oh Tnbuuthlu vi hH DCcdU WlbuUub S6tlill
one is the use of moulding>bosrd. Tn
subject of journey was discussed. 1t wa
suggested that some give description o
a journey to the institute--thi is volun
tary: The question of teaching geogrs
ply without map: The purpose G
primary geography is, first, to make tn
child see; second, to make the child rep
resent what he sees; third, to enable th
child to interpret the map or chart.
The following names were added to th
list up to noon today.
Ada Campbell, Anna Daxon, Lilli
Cook, Jennie NJ. Forgy. Miss A. I
Cook, Nervie Pearssll, Maria Simmons
Mary Kennedy, Alice Gary, Lila Wilcox
Gussie Plumbeck
5 One hundred and fifteen in all MI
Southwell is well pleased with the NUN
Der attending as well as with the interet
taken by teachers and progress in tb